I listened to this fight on the radio with my dad when I was 8 years old. My pops was a huge fight fan. Man, seems like yesterday a lil wide eyed kid heard Clay screaming. Then I grew to love him, we went to close circuit fights vs Frazier One and Foreman. Probably the best bonding moments I ever had with the old man. RIP Muhammad and Pops.
I listened to the fight on the radio. Yes he shocked the world that night and on many other occasions not just in the ring, he is the Greatest of all time
Ali and Tyson are my favorite fighters but I have to say from my knowledge of boxing his defense wasn't that great he relied more on natural reflexes than actual real defense that's why as he got older and out his preme he started doing the rope a dope because his reflexes slowed same as Roy Jones who also relied on natural reflexes they would drop there hands when dodging punches which is not a good idea I would say Floyd had way better defense probably the best defensive fighter ever
@@Keeppushing365hands-down defence is kind of based on natural reflexes no? You can't see every punch in slow motion and then act accordingly and also with age everyone becomes slower.. what's new?
@@NavarinoDC A nonpareil ring general! The commentator had issues with Ali's right hand hanging "dangerously low", but The Greatest was squarely on his own radar and knew exactly what he was doing. No other heavyweight would have tried that without having his head ripped off his shoulders by the angry, mean and devastating Liston. 'nuff said.
thats a verse in the bible you moron!!! Romans 8:31 that’s not credited to Ali!! Ali just read it from the bible!!!! you fucking ignorant moron!!! 😂😂😂😂😂😂 siiiiiiiuuuuuuuuu 😎
@@sayanghosh6777 Messi not Ronaldo, & Puskas before either of them, but the real reason I respond is to say that Tyson at 19 would've beaten Ali or Clay at any time had their careers aligned.
@@ALEX-jr1pb Because I think Messi is better than Ronaldo.. so do 50% other people.. its literally nearly 50-50 between them. You prefer Ronaldo, I prefer Messi.
@@ALEX-jr1pb and Lionel Messi was already being touted as the best ever at 17 at Barcelona.. Ronaldo wasn't playing full time at utd until he was 19-20
POS draft dodger who beat Liston with a phantom punch. My friend served with Elvis and said Clay would have had a cake job in the military anhd wouldn't have had to do much at all, yet he still dodges serving his country. And Liston could take on 3 guys in a bar, you could beat him over the head with a barstool and he wouldn't go down, but Cassius Clay takes him out without touching him. pure BS.
@@markedwards7721 Right on the mark [no pun intended vis-a-vis your name]! It's been said that in every sports, combat or otherwise, an excellent defense always wins out over very good offence. Ali's lightweight-like hand speed distracted all and sundry from noticing the best defensive tactics [anchored on very strong legs gained by tedious and unending jumping of the ropes] the game of boxing has ever seen. Those legs enabled him to dance out of troubles leaving his opponents punching and grasping at shadows. 'nuff said.
Sonny looks like and old man there , Ali was scared of listen , said he beat Forman by letting him hit him beat Liston by making sure he didn’t , Liston was awesome , think both of his listen fight were dodgy, but can’t take anything away from Ali top man
@@johnharris8191 Reason why Jesus can't be God - God Doesn’t Change His Nature (Malachi 3:6) 2- GOD Almighty is Greater than Jesus. (John 14:28 ) 3- No one is "Good" including Jesus. Only GOD is" Good" (Luke 18:19) 4- Jesus said he doesn't know when the Hour will come. Only GOD Knows. (Mark 13:32) 5- Jesus said that" OUR God is One GOD (Mark 12:29 ) 6- Jesus also said "My GOD and your GOD" (John 20:17) 7- Jesus bowed his face down to the ground to GOD Almighty. (Matthew 26:39) 8- Jesus was tempted by satan for 40 days (Matthew4:1), while GOD Almighty can not be tempted (Jacob 1:13) 9- Jesus said he is a man (John 8:40) 10- God is neither a man nor a son of a man (Numbers 23:19) 11- No one can see god (1 John 4:20) but people saw Jesus 12- God is the living and everlasting (Habakkuk 1:12) 13- Jesus always confessed he is just a prophet sent by god (Matthew 21:10-11) 14- God Declare Himself to be God, Jesus didn't (Ezekiel 20:20) 15- Jesus told his real mission ws to preach nt sacrifice Mark1:38) 16- Jesus desired Mercy not Sacrifice (Matthew 9:13) 17- Jesus refered himseld as Servant: Matthew 10:24, 24:45, 12:18 John 13:16 18- Referred himself as Prophet: Matthew 8:20 13:16,21:11, Mark 6:15, 6;4, 9;37, Luke 7:16, 9:8, 9:19, John 13:17, 7:16, 6:14, 7:40 19- Referred himself as Son of Man: Matthew 5:9, 17:22, 8:20, 18:11, 26:2, Luke9:22, John 5:27 20- Referred himself as a Slave: John 13:16, Matthew 10:24 21- Referred himself as a Student: Matthew 10:24 22- Father is Grater than Jesus (John 14:28) How can someone can be greater than God? 23- Jesus was taught by the Father (John 8:28) 24- Jesus can do nothing by himself (John 5:19, John 5:30) 25- Jesus does not even has his own doctrine (John 7:16) 26- Jesus ascend to his God (John 20:17) 27- According to Christian Jesus died as recorded in Matthew 27:27-56 but Bible says that God is infinite Pslam 102:27-27 28- Jesus needed to Pray, Eat, Drink and Was Helped by Woman, as stated in Luke 8:1-3 but God in Bible is self-sufficient Psalm 50:12 29- The God remain the same in nature (Hebrews 1:12) 30- Jesus is the same human today, yesterday and forever (Hebrew 13:8) 31- Jesus could not save anyone as he was even not able to save himself (Hebrews 5:1-8) 32- Jesus said he was send to lost sheep of Israel (Matthew 15:24) 33- God can not be born and perhaps form his own creation 34- Jesus never said people to worship me 35- Jesus did not Teach Trinity 36- God is the essence of the worship. He is the object of worship. Had Jesus been God, he would have told people to worship him. Truly, he did the exact opposite as in Matthew 15:9 37- Jesus never called his followers Christians, Paul did
@@johnharris8191 yeah ok when he clearly he clearly waw sick and could barely move not to mention he didn't box for three years in his prime plz fk off
The greatness of this man is evident by the huge number of people, from all walks of life, who attended his funeral. Indeed, a courageous soul who was proud of his deen.
I agree, even though patterson didn't have the speed or boxing ability of ali, he would have e lasted longer against liston if he would have moved and tried to fight the same type of fight ali did. Only persons in boxing history that could slug with liston is foreman and tyson in their prime. Maybe Marciano or Jack Johnson anyone else, forget it !
Watching this brings so much tears to my eye because I remember this fight like it was yesterday. I was 10 years old when my family and i gather around the radio listening to the fight live🥲
Out of desperation, Liston's corner put some kind of irritant on his gloves before the 5th round, and it got in Ali's eyes and temporarily blinded him. He wanted to quit between rounds, but Dundee talked him out of it, and flooded his eyes with water to try to clear them. He was slipping punches that he couldn't even see clearly.
@@HoratioMenendez It wasn't Vaseline. It was some kind of ointment for Liston's shoulder. Corners use Vaseline all the time, but how many times have you seen a fighter that can't see?
never be? at some point there will be sommeone just as fast just as strong.. 10 years? 100 years? 1000 years? 100000 years? time is against that statement.... but i get what you mean ;-)
But Liston was carrying injury in his shoulder, which we could see with his movement. He was at least 34 or 36 years old at the time, which is certainly not a prime age for any athlete; and especially against the best HW Boxer, Ali. But I feel that a younger and injury free Liston, might have won.
@@AbhishekSharma-fz3fh Younger Liston would have caused problems for Ali, but I don't think he'd have won against this version of Ali. He was literally the Jon Jones of HW boxing.
@@tigertruthAgreed, this is all speculation. Actually, my assessment based on a few things. First the advanced age of Liston, secondly the fact that he was carrying injury. But one important thing is that the great Manny Steward felt that a younger and injury free Liston would have won against Ali. Of course, one can't be fully sure. I just felt that the resume of Liston, the intimidation, his reach advantage, size of his fists combined with the assessment of Manny Steward, might mean that Liston would have won. But most of the greats of Boxing feel that Ali was the best. So, it's all hypothetical.
When I was born he was already retired I got to know about his legacy from my Dad And I think he truly is a Legend a pure definition of the word “Legend” Rest in peace
@@johnharris8191 Show me one undefeated heavyweight boxer. I’ll wait. In fact, Ali was never knocked out in his entire career, something barely any fighter can say. Ali had the best ever chin in boxing history, and because of that chin he suffered from Parkinson’s in his 30’s. He is the most confident boxer to have ever lived. I believe you put any boxer in the ring with Ali, and they fight until one falls down, Ali beats every boxer in history and is always the one to remain standing. There’s a reason Mike Tyson cries every time he speaks about Ali, because Ali was special, cut from a different cloth.
@@RD-kh3xt You are a student of the game, unlike amateurish observer @john harris who simply wears his emotions on his sleeve shirt -- he never gets tired of singing his recurrent refrain of "5 losses". Ali's "losses" included the close but unanimous decision by Frazier that wasn't decided until the 15th round left hook knockdown. Then followed the split decision wins by Ken Norton and Leon Spinks. Then the ill-advised comeback challenge, at 38, versus heavyweight champion, all-time great and prime Larry Holmes. Then the swang song versus journeyman Trevor Berbick at almost the age of 40. A little correction, however. Officially Ali suffered a technical knockout loss as he quit on his stool against Holmes in 1980. But you are right, he was never really knocked OUT throughout his career courtesy of a chin of steel God endowed him with. No amount of training can make a difference to any fighter's jaw because either you are born with it or you don't have it, period. 'nuff said.
@@johnharris8191 I am sure you are an imbecile, singing your same, old tired refrain, boring the real fans of the game to sleep! It's beyond you to mouth off anything more engaging than "his ass whooped by 5 different opponents". Perhaps you got deadly jealous because your girlfriend sang Ali's praises, even when there was zero chance of Ali snatching her away from you! 'nuff said.
The crazy thing with Ali was that you never knew what was more exciting... The chat before the fight... The fight itself... Or the chat after... Either way he was pure box office mesmerisingly magical
One of the greatest man to ever box. The fight was won not because of his power punches but his swift head movement that got is opponent tired out by punching the wind
People say he was a heavyweight who moved as fast as a middleweight. Except there have been very few middleweights who moved as fast as he did in some of his 1960s fights.
GOAT! Ali was so fast with the punches, wow! 😳. Float like a butterfly, sting like a bee… Ali sacrificed and paid a heavy price to be the GOAT! We won’t forget. R.I.P. Champ!
@@johnharris8191 Making fun of Parkinsons is a real good look for the world to see. Remember what Ernie Terrell looked like after calling him Cassius Clay. Cherry picking fights to keep a clean record means nothing, Ali fought the toughest opponents and won. Mic Drop.
That fight was thrown, no way Muhammad Ali, could have beaten sonny Liston, hell it took him untill the last round against the fight against Georg foreman to win, and SOnny was definitely a waaaay better fighter at that time than George foreman was. The Mob had sonny throw the fight ! hell not like it's inconceivable...
Never seen an agile heavyweight that’s 100kg move faster than a middle weight. It was like sonny Liston was fighting the invisible man missing all his punches
Indeed it was "no mas" Sonny style, that would be replicated more than 16 years later in 1980 by Roberto Duran versus Sugar Ray Leonard in their welterweight title rematch. 'nuff said.
@b real who created u ? If u think u r so smart... Tell me who created u ? What happens after death ? What about bad deeds ? And good deeds ? shouldn't there be a reward ? Mr smart guy answer me
He fought Sonny Liston for the HW title as the challenger with his arms by his side using his shoulders for agility. Imagine someone trying that against a young Tyson?! He's the greatest ever and there's no one will ever take that title from him
He created his own reality in his imagination. Then spoke it emphatically into the world. He didnt let anyone tell him what his reality is, like most of us allow.
its crazy how he doesnt lift his hand to protect his face infront of giants like sony liston.. just wow! that man never gave up .. you shot him with a double barrel gun.. he might have still stood up!🙂
One thing that Ali does that I've never really seen replicated is that he could deliver decent blows while almost falling backwards. He wasn't known as a power guy, but it takes some quick, strong arms and balance to be able to do that.
Yes And he had those snappy jabs and hits that just jared people. A lot of folks said that when he hit his opponents, it would pop really loud, and that gets emotionally exuasting and frustrating. It confuses folks. George Forman said he hit him so many times so fast that he didn't know what was going on. 👍
The Greatest Boxer of All Time...both inside & outside the Ring! Great boxing skills inside the ring & exceptional Humanity outside the ring!! The One & Only....Muhammad Ali
Mohammad Ali the legend forever ...his speed was like electric ..no one can touch his speed level ...he is the speed master ..god of boxing speed ...rip man
What absolutely amazes me is that I heard a few prominent boxing enthusiasts who think that the first Liston - Clay fight was close (some even say “pretty even”) before Sonny quit on his stool in round seven. Makes me truly wonder what fight they actually watched. Liston arguably only won one round (round five when Clay was near-blind, and even THEN it was still MAYBE a 10-9 round for Sonny). Clay really beat Sonny like he stole something.
There was a comment above saying the fight was thrown, which surprised me. Great boxer as he had been, Liston was completely outclassed. That fight was only ever going to end one way.
En el deporte tenemos los más grandes del mundo deportivo Muhammad Ali, en el boxeo lo máximo será el mejor ayer hoy y mañana jamás tocará un ring ninguno que lo igualará.
Das ist pure Kunst. Die Schönheit der Ästhetik und Eleganz. Was für eine hervorragende und einzigartige Defens, die Eleganz beim Ausweichen, absolut einmalig. Alhamdulillah für dieses großartige Geschenk! Möge Allah seiner Seele gnädig sein.
Ahead of his time and the father of Bruce Lee's fighting method Way of the Intercepting Fist. Muhammad Ali was just literal poetry motion. Mike Tyson would come and break Muhammad Ali record of being the youngest champion in history at the tender age of 20.
MA's punch dodging skills seem simply super!👌 always standing tall and never bowing or taking his eyes off the opponent!!😲 Use of more flexibility, atheletism and smartness than mere 💪 power!!
@@thrower6210 I can care less!! Lol I'm a guy...I just thought it was funny he didn't say "No ur not The King of the World"! He chose "hold it...you're not that pretty" lol
I listened to this fight on the radio with my dad when I was 8 years old. My pops was a huge fight fan. Man,
seems like yesterday a lil wide eyed kid heard Clay screaming. Then I grew to love him, we went to close circuit
fights vs Frazier One and Foreman. Probably the best bonding moments I ever had with the old man.
RIP Muhammad and Pops.
God bless you my brother 👑❤️
Best of luck inbyte future man i Will be rooting for you👍
CHRIS PAUL FROM THE NBA!!!!😂😂
@yeshuaswords2776 yesus is moslem people
@yeshuaswords2776 the true is one god..
Ashadu ala ilaha ilaAllah..
Wa ashadu anna muhammad rasulAllah
I listened to the fight on the radio. Yes he shocked the world that night and on many other occasions not just in the ring, he is the Greatest of all time
that is incredible!
Oh man, you should record a video telling your story!!
How old are you now ?
70
@@robertbartalits85 wth
Ali's handsdown defense was incredible. It provokes the opponent and exhaust them. Respect !!!
Fact!
Absolutely CORRECT and true ❤❤
Ali and Tyson are my favorite fighters but I have to say from my knowledge of boxing his defense wasn't that great he relied more on natural reflexes than actual real defense that's why as he got older and out his preme he started doing the rope a dope because his reflexes slowed same as Roy Jones who also relied on natural reflexes they would drop there hands when dodging punches which is not a good idea I would say Floyd had way better defense probably the best defensive fighter ever
@@Keeppushing365hands-down defence is kind of based on natural reflexes no? You can't see every punch in slow motion and then act accordingly and also with age everyone becomes slower.. what's new?
“You can’t hit what your eyes can’t see” Rest In Peace Champ
Yeah the mob was, sonny been fighting all that time, BEING hit by other fighter and not going down until Muhammad Ali ? That fight was thrown.
5 opponents saw him good enough to beat his ass, LOLOLOLOL
Absolutely CORRECT and true ❤❤❤
@@johnharris8191 recist
@@ishirininasita2626 So Ali loses 5 fights and that makes me racist???? LMAO
Ali was the definition of poetry in motion
I like that one 🤣
He was the Tupac of boxing. Or Vice versa rather!!
Ali's spatial awareness was off the charts in that fight. Some of Liston's punches only missed by millimetres!
@@Bonescratcher Thanks for promptly correcting yourself [and for not insulting the legend]. Tupac was Ali of rap music! 'nuff said.
@@NavarinoDC A nonpareil ring general! The commentator had issues with Ali's right hand hanging "dangerously low", but The Greatest was squarely on his own radar and knew exactly what he was doing. No other heavyweight would have tried that without having his head ripped off his shoulders by the angry, mean and devastating Liston. 'nuff said.
“If God is with me, can’t nobody be against me” - Ali
That's a bar!!!
thats a verse in the bible you moron!!! Romans 8:31
that’s not credited to Ali!! Ali just read it from the bible!!!! you fucking ignorant moron!!! 😂😂😂😂😂😂
siiiiiiiuuuuuuuuu 😎
Fesserie Alì spesso vinceva con il trucco Foreman Norton e qualche altro Alì è un mito fasullo
@@ninovella3721hater.
Well said Muhammad Ali. Absolutely CORRECT and true ❤❤
That's crazy at only 22! There are some people born into this world destined to be great!
Muhammad ali.. Mike tyson.. Maradona.. Ronaldo.. Sachin.. Shahrukh khan.. Bruce lee.. Proved this
@@sayanghosh6777 Messi not Ronaldo, & Puskas before either of them, but the real reason I respond is to say that Tyson at 19 would've beaten Ali or Clay at any time had their careers aligned.
@@stevelowe2647 how you gonna say not Ronaldo that dude demonstrated an incredible level of talent at a young age which Alex Ferguson saw
@@ALEX-jr1pb Because I think Messi is better than Ronaldo.. so do 50% other people.. its literally nearly 50-50 between them. You prefer Ronaldo, I prefer Messi.
@@ALEX-jr1pb and Lionel Messi was already being touted as the best ever at 17 at Barcelona.. Ronaldo wasn't playing full time at utd until he was 19-20
Always one step ahead remarkable defense, rest in peace.. you’ll not be forgotten ,, alive and best ever athlete Legend M Ali
Best ever my ass, he was defeated by 5 different opponents.
@@johnharris8191 his comment over 2 years dude. Do u think he will reply. Reply my ass
@@johnharris8191 Man you have low intelligence
POS draft dodger who beat Liston with a phantom punch. My friend served with Elvis and said Clay would have had a cake job in the military anhd wouldn't have had to do much at all, yet he still dodges serving his country. And Liston could take on 3 guys in a bar, you could beat him over the head with a barstool and he wouldn't go down, but Cassius Clay takes him out without touching him. pure BS.
@@paklongpunklaman2270 s/uk my bolas punck
"Float like a butterfly sting like a bee, your hands can't hit what your eyes can't see," (The Greatest).
Except for walking into the occasional left hook, the Muhammad Ali of the 60s was virtually untouchable.
He was quicker than his opponents, and knew how to avoid getting cornered. To him his opponents must have seemed like they were moving in slow motion.
@@markedwards7721 Right on the mark [no pun intended vis-a-vis your name]! It's been said that in every sports, combat or otherwise, an excellent defense always wins out over very good offence. Ali's lightweight-like hand speed distracted all and sundry from noticing the best defensive tactics [anchored on very strong legs gained by tedious and unending jumping of the ropes] the game of boxing has ever seen. Those legs enabled him to dance out of troubles leaving his opponents punching and grasping at shadows. 'nuff said.
Sonny looks like and old man there , Ali was scared of listen , said he beat Forman by letting him hit him beat Liston by making sure he didn’t , Liston was awesome , think both of his listen fight were dodgy, but can’t take anything away from Ali top man
@Dodurga Editz to be fair he wouldn’t of been in a boxing ring if he wasn’t
His defense didnt work so well against frazier who beat ali in 3 three fights imo
He was a genius boxer.
He performed with all his heart and soul.
Al-Fatihah. To me, he never dies.
Muhammad Ali Forever. I love you. So irreplaceable
He got his ass beat by 5 different opponents.
@@johnharris8191 Reason why Jesus can't be God
- God Doesn’t Change His Nature (Malachi 3:6)
2- GOD Almighty is Greater than Jesus. (John 14:28 )
3- No one is "Good" including Jesus.
Only GOD is" Good" (Luke 18:19)
4- Jesus said he doesn't know when the Hour will come. Only GOD Knows. (Mark 13:32)
5- Jesus said that" OUR God is One GOD (Mark 12:29 )
6- Jesus also said "My GOD and your GOD" (John 20:17)
7- Jesus bowed his face down to the ground to GOD Almighty. (Matthew 26:39)
8- Jesus was tempted by satan for 40 days (Matthew4:1), while GOD Almighty can not be tempted (Jacob 1:13)
9- Jesus said he is a man (John 8:40)
10- God is neither a man nor a son of a man (Numbers 23:19)
11- No one can see god (1 John 4:20) but people saw Jesus
12- God is the living and everlasting (Habakkuk 1:12)
13- Jesus always confessed he is just a prophet sent by god (Matthew 21:10-11)
14- God Declare Himself to be God, Jesus didn't (Ezekiel 20:20)
15- Jesus told his real mission ws to preach nt sacrifice Mark1:38)
16- Jesus desired Mercy not Sacrifice (Matthew 9:13)
17- Jesus refered himseld as Servant: Matthew 10:24, 24:45, 12:18 John 13:16
18- Referred himself as Prophet:
Matthew 8:20 13:16,21:11, Mark 6:15, 6;4, 9;37, Luke 7:16, 9:8, 9:19, John 13:17, 7:16, 6:14, 7:40
19- Referred himself as Son of Man:
Matthew 5:9, 17:22, 8:20, 18:11, 26:2, Luke9:22, John 5:27
20- Referred himself as a Slave: John 13:16, Matthew 10:24
21- Referred himself as a Student: Matthew 10:24
22- Father is Grater than Jesus (John 14:28) How can someone can be greater than God?
23- Jesus was taught by the Father (John 8:28)
24- Jesus can do nothing by himself (John 5:19, John 5:30)
25- Jesus does not even has his own doctrine (John 7:16)
26- Jesus ascend to his God (John 20:17)
27- According to Christian Jesus died as recorded in Matthew 27:27-56 but Bible says that God is infinite Pslam 102:27-27
28- Jesus needed to Pray, Eat, Drink and Was Helped by Woman, as stated in Luke 8:1-3 but God in Bible is self-sufficient
Psalm 50:12
29- The God remain the same in nature (Hebrews 1:12)
30- Jesus is the same human today, yesterday and forever (Hebrew 13:8)
31- Jesus could not save anyone as he was even not able to save himself (Hebrews 5:1-8)
32- Jesus said he was send to lost sheep of Israel
(Matthew 15:24)
33- God can not be born and perhaps form his own creation
34- Jesus never said people to worship me
35- Jesus did not Teach Trinity
36- God is the essence of the worship. He is the object of worship. Had Jesus been God, he would have told people to worship him. Truly, he did the exact opposite as in Matthew 15:9
37- Jesus never called his followers Christians, Paul did
@@johnharris8191 Khabib fucked your Conor, Muhammad fucked your all Boxers what do you want more? Your guy's ass must be sore
@@johnharris8191 yeah ok when he clearly he clearly waw sick and could barely move not to mention he didn't box for three years in his prime plz fk off
@@johnharris8191 with alzheimers you clown
The greatness of this man is evident by the huge number of people, from all walks of life, who attended his funeral. Indeed, a courageous soul who was proud of his deen.
Nice to have this footage. What an amazing talent Ali was. Moved like a welterweight in a heavyweights body. Sonny couldn’t catch him and gave up.
I agree, even though patterson didn't have the speed or boxing ability of ali, he would have e lasted longer against liston if he would have moved and tried to fight the same type of fight ali did. Only persons in boxing history that could slug with liston is foreman and tyson in their prime. Maybe Marciano or Jack Johnson anyone else, forget it !
Them words ' I shook up the world'' will forever echo and never forgotten..ali was truly the greatest..r.i.p
Watching this brings so much tears to my eye because I remember this fight like it was yesterday. I was 10 years old when my family and i gather around the radio listening to the fight live🥲
Perfect defense and reflex by Ali, and of insane speed punch
Out of desperation, Liston's corner put some kind of irritant on his gloves before the 5th round, and it got in Ali's eyes and temporarily blinded him. He wanted to quit between rounds, but Dundee talked him out of it, and flooded his eyes with water to try to clear them. He was slipping punches that he couldn't even see clearly.
@@mikeprevost8650 it wasn’t irritant it was Vaseline, Ali used it too. It was used to prevent cuts on the other opponent.
@@HoratioMenendez It wasn't Vaseline. It was some kind of ointment for Liston's shoulder. Corners use Vaseline all the time, but how many times have you seen a fighter that can't see?
Ali shook the world with every fight. RIP champ of the champs
There is and never has been and likely never will be another Ali….The Greatest
never be? at some point there will be sommeone just as fast just as strong.. 10 years? 100 years? 1000 years? 100000 years? time is against that statement.... but i get what you mean ;-)
❤@@sadev101
I heard it live on radio when I was 13. This is the first time I'm seeing the video. Back then he was Cassius Clay.
that's unreal!
“I SHOOK UP THE WORLD”! #legendary
I always LOL when I hear that.
Sonny didn't even touched him. Float like a butterfly, sting like a bee
@Martin Patrick him not throwing the fight didnt cost him his life
@Mithun Menezes ali wasn't even in his prime, he became way better later my guy
Shut up if he fought him in his prime the outcome will be the same
R.I.P to both Fighters
@HelloHow UDoing dude Sony isn't overrated he was a great fighter with amazing skill but Ali was just better
@Mithun Menezes sonny was aged? With 29?
I've watched this footage for 50 years and it never gets old. Muhammad Ali is The GOAT!
Liston was a hell of a fighter. It's unbelievable how Ali outdanced him.
Liston was a hell of a cheater...
Some people said the match was fixed
@@salvatorecafarelli1330it wasn't this one.. the next one where he didn't get up after one knockout
A legend for life. No reasonable punch touched Ali throughout the entire fight.
Exactly well said and well OBSERVED ❤❤
But Liston was carrying injury in his shoulder, which we could see with his movement. He was at least 34 or 36 years old at the time, which is certainly not a prime age for any athlete; and especially against the best HW Boxer, Ali. But I feel that a younger and injury free Liston, might have won.
@@AbhishekSharma-fz3fh Younger Liston would have caused problems for Ali, but I don't think he'd have won against this version of Ali. He was literally the Jon Jones of HW boxing.
@@tigertruthAgreed, this is all speculation. Actually, my assessment based on a few things. First the advanced age of Liston, secondly the fact that he was carrying injury. But one important thing is that the great Manny Steward felt that a younger and injury free Liston would have won against Ali. Of course, one can't be fully sure. I just felt that the resume of Liston, the intimidation, his reach advantage, size of his fists combined with the assessment of Manny Steward, might mean that Liston would have won. But most of the greats of Boxing feel that Ali was the best. So, it's all hypothetical.
@@AbhishekSharma-fz3fh Agreed brother. After all, it just does not matter.
Imagine being an elite boxer, throwing thousands of punches and missing nearly all of them, just so frustrating!!
This version of Ali could've defeated the best of any man. RIP Champ 💙
Yes, you're the greatest Mohammad Ali, and you shocked the world with power and kindness.
Oh, the fluidity of movement! If Ali hadn't been a boxer, he could well have been a dancer! Sheer poetry!
Ali was poetry in motion. Truly unique. There’s never been anything like him nor will there be. The original GOAT
Absolutely CORRECT and true
I’m here in 2023...100 years to this time just Know I was once here and this is probably the happiest era have witnessed ❤️
Kp in mind: His hands were always low, just moving! So can u imagine how GREAT He was!!! Awsome💪💎👑 One Ali☝💚👏
When I was born he was already retired I got to know about his legacy from my Dad
And I think he truly is a Legend a pure definition of the word “Legend”
Rest in peace
His Defense masterful 💯💯💯
Man....You are the greatest of all time😌..we will remember you forever.
BS, he was defeated by 5 different opponents.
@@johnharris8191 Show me one undefeated heavyweight boxer. I’ll wait. In fact, Ali was never knocked out in his entire career, something barely any fighter can say. Ali had the best ever chin in boxing history, and because of that chin he suffered from Parkinson’s in his 30’s. He is the most confident boxer to have ever lived. I believe you put any boxer in the ring with Ali, and they fight until one falls down, Ali beats every boxer in history and is always the one to remain standing. There’s a reason Mike Tyson cries every time he speaks about Ali, because Ali was special, cut from a different cloth.
@@RD-kh3xt You are a student of the game, unlike amateurish observer @john harris who simply wears his emotions on his sleeve shirt -- he never gets tired of singing his recurrent refrain of "5 losses". Ali's "losses" included the close but unanimous decision by Frazier that wasn't decided until the 15th round left hook knockdown. Then followed the split decision wins by Ken Norton and Leon Spinks. Then the ill-advised comeback challenge, at 38, versus heavyweight champion, all-time great and prime Larry Holmes. Then the swang song versus journeyman Trevor Berbick at almost the age of 40.
A little correction, however. Officially Ali suffered a technical knockout loss as he quit on his stool against Holmes in 1980. But you are right, he was never really knocked OUT throughout his career courtesy of a chin of steel God endowed him with. No amount of training can make a difference to any fighter's jaw because either you are born with it or you don't have it, period. 'nuff said.
@@johnharris8191 I am sure you are an imbecile, singing your same, old tired refrain, boring the real fans of the game to sleep! It's beyond you to mouth off anything more engaging than "his ass whooped by 5 different opponents". Perhaps you got deadly jealous because your girlfriend sang Ali's praises, even when there was zero chance of Ali snatching her away from you! 'nuff said.
@@johnharris8191 shut up u piece of junk he is the greatest and will be till the world ends u understood harris u better
R.I.P to both Fighters
OMG
He is presenting his face as a bait to the world champion
What else can testify to his greatness
Ali in the 1960's at the age of early twenties cuts a promo that was crazier than current professional wrestlers.
The way he maneuvered those punches like they were on the slow motion!!👊🏿👊🏿 THE GREATEST
It was like The Matrix.
The crazy thing with Ali was that you never knew what was more exciting...
The chat before the fight...
The fight itself...
Or the chat after...
Either way he was pure box office mesmerisingly magical
Wonderful performance of Muhammad Ali.
Till now we can feel the shocks of that historic moment. MAY U FIND BEST PLACE IN HEAVEN
Wow this "Mohammad Ali" kid fights like a star! Cant wait to see where his career will go!
One of the greatest man to ever box. The fight was won not because of his power punches but his swift head movement that got is opponent tired out by punching the wind
I shook up the world!!! What a man with his own clear sense of destiny! Journey well Legend! #Ali
Beautiful work! Music fits very well
Name of the music?
@@ibomi5ibomi554 ecliptic selftet - empty chairs
@@LegendsofBoxing thankssss
Not only did you shake up the world you changed it.
People say he was a heavyweight who moved as fast as a middleweight. Except there have been very few middleweights who moved as fast as he did in some of his 1960s fights.
It must have been incredibly frustrating to fight prime Ali. He seems to dodge it all.
Probably the nimblest boxer in recorded history.
GOAT! Ali was so fast with the punches, wow! 😳. Float like a butterfly, sting like a bee… Ali sacrificed and paid a heavy price to be the GOAT! We won’t forget. R.I.P. Champ!
The Greatest retired undefeated, Catshit Clay was defeated by 5 different opponents.
@@johnharris8191 You ok, did you hit your head?
@@randolorian7157 , No, but 5 different opponents hit Ali's head enough to close his big mouth.
@@johnharris8191 Making fun of Parkinsons is a real good look for the world to see. Remember what
Ernie Terrell looked like after calling him Cassius Clay. Cherry picking fights to keep a clean record means nothing, Ali fought the toughest opponents and won. Mic Drop.
@@randolorian7157 No, you must have hit yours.
Sonny was no joke either...great fighter 🔥🔥🔥
Yeh aged then tho with a shoulder injury… think would of been the closest fight ever if both in there prime
That fight was thrown, no way Muhammad Ali, could have beaten sonny Liston, hell it took him untill the last round against the fight against Georg foreman to win, and SOnny was definitely a waaaay better fighter at that time than George foreman was. The Mob had sonny throw the fight ! hell not like it's inconceivable...
@@Soldier-for-TMHthe 2nd fight sonny threw it
Who ever edited this did a really great job! Music and cut.thank you
Those defenses was truly magnificent. He was literally invincible in his prime in the ring. Rest in Peace Champ❤️
Never seen an agile heavyweight that’s 100kg move faster than a middle weight. It was like sonny Liston was fighting the invisible man missing all his punches
Indeed it was "no mas" Sonny style, that would be replicated more than 16 years later in 1980 by Roberto Duran versus Sugar Ray Leonard in their welterweight title rematch. 'nuff said.
Utube suggested this just after machaenge 4😂
Ali was such an artist in the ring, drawing his master piece punch by punch, skillfully.
I shook up the world!!! Wow!! I felt that in my soul… give Ali his 💐
He sure did, he refused to go to Vietnam! Respect!
If god’s with me can’t nobody go against me. Couldn’t have said it better
@b real why ?
@b real who created u ?
If u think u r so smart...
Tell me who created u ?
What happens after death ?
What about bad deeds ?
And good deeds ?
shouldn't there be a reward ?
Mr smart guy answer me
@@alover466 wow......you just got shit on my guy
@b real I m not Christian 🙄
He fought Sonny Liston for the HW title as the challenger with his arms by his side using his shoulders for agility. Imagine someone trying that against a young Tyson?! He's the greatest ever and there's no one will ever take that title from him
“I told the world I talk God every day as long as God is with me nobody can be against me”👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾
May Allah give him highest place in jannah Aameen.
With 72 hoore
Amazing video ❤❤❤
He created his own reality in his imagination. Then spoke it emphatically into the world. He didnt let anyone tell him what his reality is, like most of us allow.
its crazy how he doesnt lift his hand to protect his face infront of giants like sony liston.. just wow! that man never gave up .. you shot him with a double barrel gun.. he might have still stood up!🙂
People who were at this fight were watching history in the making, but little did they know it at the time.
His dodges was so beautiful and punches was precise with incredible speed...
One thing that Ali does that I've never really seen replicated is that he could deliver decent blows while almost falling backwards. He wasn't known as a power guy, but it takes some quick, strong arms and balance to be able to do that.
Yes indeed
Yes
And he had those snappy jabs and hits that just jared people.
A lot of folks said that when he hit his opponents, it would pop really loud, and that gets emotionally exuasting and frustrating. It confuses folks.
George Forman said he hit him so many times so fast that he didn't know what was going on. 👍
The Greatest Boxer of All Time...both inside & outside the Ring!
Great boxing skills inside the ring & exceptional Humanity outside the ring!!
The One & Only....Muhammad Ali
bruce lee: be like water
muhammad ali: took this too seriously
He was so charismatic and so funny . his defense was Amazing,, pulling his head backwards wow
*"Im PRETTY"*
"hold it your not that pretty"
*"Im a BADDD man, I SHOCK UP THE WORRRLD"*
Interesting choice of music and it worked well
All I can say is he shook up the world😎
The man with a big mouth and a big punch ...
The only other person I’ve seen with that kind of amazing head movement is another legend….MT
You are the great brother!!!!!
Ali turned boxing into art. I'd never seen a heavyweight move so swiftly or throw combinations with such speed before him.
Mohammad Ali the legend forever ...his speed was like electric ..no one can touch his speed level ...he is the speed master ..god of boxing speed ...rip man
What absolutely amazes me is that I heard a few prominent boxing enthusiasts who think that the first Liston - Clay fight was close (some even say “pretty even”) before Sonny quit on his stool in round seven. Makes me truly wonder what fight they actually watched. Liston arguably only won one round (round five when Clay was near-blind, and even THEN it was still MAYBE a 10-9 round for Sonny). Clay really beat Sonny like he stole something.
There was a comment above saying the fight was thrown, which surprised me. Great boxer as he had been, Liston was completely outclassed. That fight was only ever going to end one way.
THANKS BRO ❤
Just beautiful
Enormous respect for the greatest fighting spirit,
En el deporte tenemos los más grandes del mundo deportivo Muhammad Ali, en el boxeo lo máximo será el mejor ayer hoy y mañana jamás tocará un ring ninguno que lo igualará.
Forget everything the way he is doging those punches just seems magical to watch.
More KR$NA fans will start pouring in after the reference from his song!
Muhammad Ali make it look like Legend vs Rookie fight
Das ist pure Kunst. Die Schönheit der Ästhetik und Eleganz. Was für eine hervorragende und einzigartige Defens, die Eleganz beim Ausweichen, absolut einmalig. Alhamdulillah für dieses großartige Geschenk! Möge Allah seiner Seele gnädig sein.
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Back then some people watched the fight on the radio
Ahead of his time and the father of Bruce Lee's fighting method Way of the Intercepting Fist. Muhammad Ali was just literal poetry motion. Mike Tyson would come and break Muhammad Ali record of being the youngest champion in history at the tender age of 20.
He truly didn't have any mark left on his face ....that shows how great was his defence style.
He was 22 then . He just improved from thereafter .
Ali and his martial art is just undescribable 💥🖤
Very impressive boxer (Muhammad Ali). He’s fast 💨
The hands of a heavyweight shouldn't be that fast plus the guy looks like a welterweight on defense.
Don't forget he was purty too.
The greatest boxer to ever live. RIP goat. So proud you are from my state of Kentucky!!!
I felt Great Ali dancing with this music..😁He is nt fighting..just playing with Listen 😍
You can't beat what you can't touch and chipping away at an oak tree will eventually bring it down. Great way to describe this fight.
Its like the person is the air he ain't getting hit
this person is crazy fast
“Person” lol
MA's punch dodging skills seem simply super!👌 always standing tall and never bowing or taking his eyes off the opponent!!😲 Use of more flexibility, atheletism and smartness than mere 💪 power!!
Sonny Liston....!!! Ali schooled Sonny liston, is enough of an achievement for Ali to be declared the GOAT..!!!
Ça c'est du grand art, chapeau l'artiste 😂❤
Ali "I'm the king of the world..I'm pretty"
Reporter:"hold it...you're not that pretty" lol
But He is
@@thrower6210 I can care less!! Lol I'm a guy...I just thought it was funny he didn't say "No ur not The King of the World"! He chose "hold it...you're not that pretty" lol